Yet another example of brilliant animation. Not your typical "Kill everything in sight"-style anime, which probably has something to do with why it wasn't very popular. If it didn't have a long and bizarre ending sequence and one spot where the main character does something odd this anime would probably be the best animated movie of all time.

The 5 is for the animation, which is extrordinary. Otherwise this movieis full of tiresome, adolescent philosophical posturing, and a distinctlack of rounded characters. Everyone serves as a mouthpiece, nobody hasany individuality, except for that religious girl, and she was about thebest arguement I've ever seen for skipping religion -- I mean, if itmakes you THAT depressed...

The first anime project from the upstart company called Gainax, this film was a thing to rave about 1987. About a decade later, it is still refreshing and intricate. This film is very surreal, yet realistic, reflecting imperfect traits of the characters that combine to resolve any conflict in their way. Looks at intricate details that create another completely unique world far, far away. This film also portrays a parallel that bind it with our world; our usual neglect of the deity, our tendency to arouse conspiracy and cumbersome class system...It's all there in satirical form. All the humor is preserved, and the amibition of humankind is to be repeated again. This is a classic testament of all animes that it could be as aspired and as exciting. Animation is superb in its age, and soundtrack of equal importance and value add more to this entirely fulfilling experience...